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Digital clubbing associated with polymyositis and interstitial lung disease
K W Grathwohl1, J W Thompson, K K Riordan
1Pulmonary/Critical Care Service, Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, Wash., USA.
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|December 1, 1995
Abstract:
Clubbing of the fingers is commonly associated with interstitial lung diseases (ILDs). Although ILD occurs in as many as 40% of patients with polymyositis/dermatomyositis (PM/DM), clubbing of the digits has never been reported to occur in patients with PM/DM and ILD. We report the first case of clubbing associated with PM/DM and ILD.